Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

v0ICES Letters totheeditor INSIDE Setting the record straight I enjoyed rea di ng Joe Scalzo's piece on FEATURES TRIALS Colomer w ins at Pately Bridge DIRT TRACK Graham ices the cake at Pomona o ... N J.-l OJ E u o ROAD RAQ NG Russell edges closer at Donington Park 6 10 28 MOTOCROSS Kiedrowski, Ferry punctuate Englishtown Musgrave cleans up Carlsbad 20 26 [ody Nicholas in Cycle News (Octobe r 6), DEPARTMENTS EVENTS Paris Motorcycle Show Cycle News Dual Sport Jamboree 14 .24 OFF ROAD Summers hangs tough at Elkins, WV EDITOR'S MEGAPHONE _._..._._. ---25 EVENTS .__--30 CALENDAR .42 RESULTS 17 WANT ADS .._ .. _ 46 46 ON THE FRONT PAGE: however, the parts regarding me w ere not quite right. After reading the story, m y daughter, Kary Ann, asked me if I was reall y that unsuccessful when racing in Europe. While I d id break 18 bones during m y ra cing career (13 in the engineseizure crash in Japan), I never broke a bone w hil e racing Erv Kanemoto's bikes during my season of Formula 750 racing in Europe. I feel that my ra cing campaigns in Europe were fairly good. Of the Formula 750 races that I competed in, we won twice, finished second twice, fini shed fourth once and had three DNFs. We actually ended up winning the 750cc World Championship, only to have it taken away for political reasons in Venezuela. I hope to read more stories about the old days. Gary Nixon 119 Phoenix,MD Ricky Graham's near-perfect season end ed with another victory, this one co ming at the Pomona Half Mile. Photo by Kinney Jones. Inset: Norton's Speed Triple made its debut at the Paris Motorcycle Show. No Harley Su perbikes ~~l~ ~ -- - '1 ~ America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXX Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carru thers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Chris [onnum, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Assistant Editor Graphi cs and Production Ree johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loa, ProductionManager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. StaceyGuest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Administration judy Klinger, Coordinator Peggy Rivera, Secretary to the Publisher W.ntAds Kelly Branscome, Want Ad Sales AcrountingfD.ta Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, NR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Advertising Terry Pratt, National AccountsMnnager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Ganter, Western Sales Mnnager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Mnnager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Mnnager RickMatheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator National Headquarters Eastern Office 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing add ress P.O. Box805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404) 934-3112 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box498,Long Beach,CA 90801~98 (310) 427-7433; (213)63Ml844 . FAX (310) 427-6685 Marketing &: Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Dealer Sales Toni Kerr, Deal r Representatiue e 4 Donnie Harrell Visalia, CA Big is better? I am writing th is letter as a pl ea to the AMA to reinstate the "b ig bore" class of motocross. I grew up with Brad Lackey, Mark McKay Lake Butler, FL Good luck, Damon Team Yamaha' s Damon Bradshaw taught me a lot about w inning . Although it's 90 percent attitude, a w inning attitude is only good when you use it. Wh en Damon takes his at titude out of his pocket he 's unbeatable. I think it takes a lot of g u ts for Damon to admit he hasn 't been on top lately. I have a feelin g the personal lulls in his life w ill be overcome and I don't think we've seen the last of Damon "The Demon" Bradshaw . We at the Olympic Pennesolia M / C wish Damon luck, and we know that w hen he's rea d y he'll be able to tak e on the big doubles that life presents. Bart Widman Pt. Angeles, W A Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Bo x 498, Lo ng Brach, CA 90806-0498 or faxed to 3101427-6685. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the posit ion of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and a111etlers are subject to editing. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters s ho uld conta in the writer's name, address and daytime p hone number .. . Editor. Cireulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovic, Dealer Coordinator Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring. Seruia 0IId Support Cycle News (USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the Iasl twoweeks of the calendar year for $50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc, 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. 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Cycle News welcomes unsolicited ~itori al material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc. S~ch mate~ af, if published , hero .mesthe excl~S1ve.property of Cycle News. ~~ch accepted mal.ena,l ls subject to .revIsion as is necessary In the sole discretionof Cycle News. Unsolicited material which IS not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stampedenvelope All unsolicited material will be handled . with reasonable care, however, Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage to such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher Advertising rates and cir. culation information willbe senluponrequest. SeeS.R.D5. WIlPA ~dlffTION I would hate to see Harley-Davidson ge t into su per bike racing. Superbike racin g has been so competitive over the years, not only fo r the riders but also for th e m a nufac turers . You h ave Ya mah a, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Du cati all going for the number one plate. If Harley gets in to su perbi ke racing and can't win, the AMA and Harley will start changi ng the rules and that may possibly run the o thers out of th e series. The AMA and H arley-David son h ave already do ne that to dirt track racing. I would hate to see them do it to superb ike racing and ruin that part of th e sport too. Roger DeCoster, Ak e Jonsson and many oth ers as my he roes. The big bo res were their weapons of choice as they gunn ed one another down all over the world for fame and glo ry . I've come up with one possible soluti on. Since every manufacturer on the planet makes a 250cc bike, they could "kit" these bikes w ith a larger displacement top end, making the limit say 37Occ. The war of economics would be decimated on all fronts as the factories and privateers could simply change their top ends at the end of the 250cc season. This should make the class cost effective, more competitive, and fun for the motocross fans and competitors, bringing back the glory to the once proud Open class. Printed in U.S.A. Copyright" cyd. News, Irn:. 1993. TradrmarltCyd. News ee tned u .s. Patent orflCf. All rights ....rvrd. gi. IN THE WIND Continued from page 3 U.5 . rid ers w ill op t for the prestigious blue-and-white "sk un k-s tri pe" helmets that have been used in past years. Fast By Ferraro is a manufacturer and d istributor of high-performance products for Ducati motorcycles. Northern Californians rejoice! The Santa Clara County Motorcycle Park, an allnew 600-acre off-hi ghwa y veh icle riding facility, offers yet another choice for riders in the San Jose area. Loca ted in the canyons an d hills of Coyote Valley, just south of San Jose, th e park features an MX track, tw o tri als riding are as, two hillclimbs, a paved 1/4-mile oval, and a network of trails . T h e park is o pen Thu rsday through Sunday. For more info rm ation call 408/226-5223. AUTO GRAPH SIGNING : At G old Sport Cycle in Ithaca , New York, motocross legen d Bob Hannah on Saturday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m . For m ore informati on call 607/257-5854. Yes, that familiar vo ice in the MiIler Lite b eer co m m e rci a ls "The Weinerdog N a tion a ls " and "Celebrity Luge Bowling " belongs to none other than form er AMA Supercross announcer Larry Huffman. According to Huffman, a cas ti ng d irector in Los Angeles, Cali forn ia , was asked for a Larry Huffman so u nd -a like a nd in stead she produced the "real Larry Huffman". AUTOGRAPH S IGNING: At Valley Motorsports in Northhampton, Massachussetts, off-road a ce Kevin Hines pm Saturday , October 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p .m . For more information call 413/584-7303. HIRED: Jay Shelton, as in terna tion a l sales representative for Fast By Ferracci, Inc., in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. HIRED: Mike Garrett, as ge ne ra l mana ge r of FMF Ra ci n g in H a rb or C it y, California. Garrett, a former pro-level motocrosser, will replace Glenn Thomas who has resigned to pursue a career in the ministry. HIRED: Jody Nicholas by Custom Crorne, Inc ., a supplier of aftermarket equipment for Harley-Dav idsons. Nicholas, a former dirt tracker and road racer, will work in the art/publications d epartment as part of the " m arke ting team." C'I

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